Name: Elena Degtyareva
Place of Birth: Taskent, Uzbekistan
Skill Set: Dancer, Dance Teacher, Choreographer
Education
Russian Vaganova Ballet Academy (Uzbekistan)
Graduated with a state diploma as a dancer
for ballet, folk dance and musical.
RAD Ballet Teacher
ISTD Modern Theatre Dance Teacher
Engagements
2005
Teaching in several ballet schools including Dublin VEC,
International Dance Academy (ballet, jazz),
Coolmine Gymnastics, Creative Arts summer project.
2004
Winner of “Isadora” dance competition Ireland
2002 -2004
Worked as a dance teacher in Russian school, Dublin
2000 – 2002
Employed as a choreographer by Staneclavckiy,
British Russian Drama Theatre, London.
Staged dance versions of:
“Morphy” by Bulgakov
“Different voices of Pinter” by Harold Pinter
“Red Hood” children’s show
“Elvis tribute”
“Crime and Punishment” by Dostoevsky
(last production was shown at Edinburgh Theatre
Festival)
Staged and performed contemporary dance show:
“Through the Shackles of the Dream”.
Many solo concerts with traditional Uzbek, East-European,
Arabic (Belly Dance) Dances in UK and Ireland.
TV, Film, Commercials:
Participation as an actress in:
'First Love' (Beckett)
“Girl of his dream”
“Russian Albion”
“Proof”
“Inside I am Dancing”
1998-2000
As a dancer and choreographer worked at
Tashkent Drama Theatre “Ilchome”
1997 – 2000
Worked as a ballet and modern dancer at the
State Musical Theatre, Uzbekistan.
1994 – 2000
Worked with Tashkent contemporary dance company
“Leak” as a dancer.
Participated 3 years for cultural exchange project
France-Uzbekistan.
Languages
English, French, Uzbek, Ukrainian, Russian
